ABRET (Questions with complete answers)

What info do you need to calculate sensitivity? correct answers Deflection (mm) and Voltage (uV) Normal alpha in an adult should NOT be seen in the... correct answers Frontal head region What disease is caused by a proteinaceous particle or prion? correct answers Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease Syringomyelia is... correct answers An abnormal cavity or cyst in the spinal cord Spinocerebellar degeneration correct answers Friedreich's Ataxia Without dietetic treatment, this hereditary disease may cause mental retardation and infantile spasms. correct answers Phenylketonuria Central vertex electrode is... correct answers Cz What EEG pattern is considered a good prognostic sign in a comatose patient? correct answers Electrode inactivity Slow waves of youth attenuate with... correct answers Eye opening ______________________________________ is characterized by multiple seizure types that are difficult to control, especially atonic seizures and atypical seizures, in addition to generalized convulsions, and an abnormal EEG with generalized 2-5Hz slow spike-wave discharges. correct answers Lennox-Gastaut syndrome In a chain linked bipolar montage, what is the most valuable localizing feature? correct answers Phase reversal The dance like movements of head and extremities may be exhibited in a patient with which hereditary degenerative disease? correct answers Huntington's chorea What condition is characterized by nightly rigidity and tremors? correct answers Parkinson's disease Guidelines for recording digital EEG are written by: correct answers The American Clinical Neurophysiology (ACNS) An area of a brain injury that occurs on the opposite side of the head is called: correct answers Contra-coup The ability of the EEG instrument to output the voltage difference between two inputs to a single channel is known as? correct answers Differential amplification What is an abnormal cortical response to photic stimulation? correct answers Photo-paroxysmal discharges